Paradox, Wit & Wonder
The blog of the G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture

Christopher Dawson and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

The G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture at Seton Hall University presented an online conference on the theme of “Christopher Dawson and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition.” A conversation with Joseph Stuart, David Bonagura and Dermot Quinn. Moderated by Mrs. Gloria Garafulich-Grabois, director of G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture. The event was streamed online via Teams on Thursday, February…

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Memorial Mass for Father Ian Boyd, C.S.B. at Seton Hall University

On February 13, 2024, Campus Ministry and the Priest Community at Seton Hall University celebrated a Memorial Mass for Father Ian Boyd, R.I.P. Msgr. Richard Liddy, former director of the Center for Catholic Studies celebrated the Mass which was attended by priests of the university’s Priest Community, students and members of the university. We invite you to view the Mass…

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In Memoriam: Father Joseph Ian Boyd, C.S.B. – Requiescat in Pace

In Memoriam: Father Joseph Ian Boyd, C.S.B. – Requiescat in Pace January 23, 1935 – January 10, 2024 The G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture and The Chesterton Review mourns the death of our Founder Father Ian Boyd. Father Ian Boyd, a priest of the Congregation of Saint Basil and an internationally recognized Chesterton scholar, died in Edmonton,…

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New! The G. K. Chesterton Institute’s 2023 Newsletter

It is with great pleasure that we share with you news about our 2023 events and programs, and the new issue of The Chesterton Review. To read the 2023 newsletter, please click here As we now prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of both the Institute and the Review in 2024, we hope that you will consider supporting the Chesterton…

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The Chesterton Review announces the publication of a Christopher Dawson Special Issue

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. –December 2023 – The G.K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture at Seton Hall University announces the publication of a Christopher Dawson Special Issue—volume 49, nos. 3 & 4, Fall/Winter 2023—of its widely recognized journal The Chesterton Review.   ABOUT THE NEW ISSUE The latest volume of The Chesterton Review is a special issue devoted to the…

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Movie Screening of “Liberi Tutti!” at Seton Hall University

The G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture at Seton Hall University, the Rimini Meeting, the Department of Catholic Studies,  in collaboration with Campus Ministry, the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and the Charles and Joan Alberto Italian Studies Institute are pleased to announce that the in-person Screening of “Liberi Tutti!”—a movie based on G. K. Chesterton’s play “The Surprise”—directed by…

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The Catholic Life in Literature Series presents a Dramatic Reading of Bruce Marshall’s Father Malachy’s Miracle

The G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture and the Department of Catholic Studies at Seton Hall University present an event in the Catholic Life in Literature Series: A Dramatic Reading of “Father Malachy’s Miracle” on November 1, 2023 at 7 pm in the University Center Theatre. The dramatic reading will be followed by a commentary by Dermot Quinn,…

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